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    Quick & Easy Prawn Toast Recipe

    February 15, 2012 By Sara McCleary Updated November 29, 2020 - This post may contain affiliate links

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    Prawn toast is a favourite of mine.  The crunch of biting through the crisply fried bread base and savouring the juicy prawn topping, truly scrumptious.  Usually eaten just out of the wok, steam escaping from the prawn topping, usually up my nose as I take that first bite.

    As much as I adore prawn toast, it really isn't an everyday food, is it?.  Being fried in oil, the bread does do its fair share of soaking a bit of that oil up, no matter how well you drain it.  Healthy for you, this dish is not.

    On the weekend once in a while, I will make this as a treat for the boys, and of course as a treat for myself.  Simple finger food served with some sweet chilli sauce on the side.

    I never order them these days when we eat out at Chinese restaurants.  I have often wondered if they are of those 'Anglo' dishes that are just there for those of us from non Chinese backgrounds.  They were a staple item I would always want to order as a child, but these days I always tend to order items a lot more interesting and unusual. I most certainly would never order it as a home delivery item for a lazy non cooking night in.  Sadly yes, I have done that once.  I was trying to appease some major prawn toast cravings.  What I received, which is, of course, is to be expected, was a limp triangle of soggy, cold, oily toast with a thin layer of prawn paste on top.  Guess what, haven't done that again.  I learned to live with any cravings I may have and satisfy them at a later date.

    The recipe I use is actually my Mum's.  She shared it with me after returning back to Australia from living in Singapore with Dad for a while.  It is a simple, quick and honest recipe.

    I tend to be generous with the prawn topping, by doing so I feel it counteracts the fried toast it rests on.  What has always amazed me about this recipe is how the prawn topping just sticks to the bread.  The first time I made it I really did expect the prawn to float away in the bubbling oil as its bread base buddy floated the other direction.  I think the trick is frying it prawn side down first.  Plus the egg white helps.

    Childhood food cravings appeased with a quick, easy and very satisfying recipe.  Thank you Mum.

    Sara xxx

    Prawn Toast

    Recipe Author: Sara McCleary
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    Course Canapés &amp, Snacks
    Servings 12
    Calories 30 kcal

    Ingredients

    • 12 medium green prawns shelled and de-veined, finely chopped
    • 1 green onion thinly sliced
    • 1 red chilli finely chopped
    • 1 egg white whisked
    • 4 slices of white bread toast thickness, cut into quarters
    • oil for frying
    • Options: white sesame seeds and chopped coriander cilantro

    Instructions
     

    • Place finely chopped prawns, green onion, chilli and whisked egg white in a bowl. Combine all the ingredients well.
    • Place a generous heaped spoonful of prawn mixture on each bread quarter.
    • In a wok heat a generous amount of oil to fry your prawn toast. You don't want your toast to touch the bottom of your wok. Test the oil with a bread crumb. When the crumb comes to the surface and sizzles away the oil is ready to use.
    • Place six or seven pieces of prawn toast, prawn side down in the oil.
    • Fry until golden and then flip over and continue cooking until the other side is also golden.
    • Lift prawn toast from the oil, shake any excess oil off and drain well on kitchen paper.
    • Continue to cook the remainder of your toast as above.
    • Serve with sweet chilli sauce on the side.
    • Option: Add some chopped coriander (cilantro) to your prawn mix before you place on your bread. You can also sprinkle the top of the prawn mixture with white sesame seeds before frying.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 30kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 2gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 85mgPotassium: 33mgVitamin A: 60IUVitamin C: 5.6mgCalcium: 25mgIron: 0.3mg
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    Comments

    1. Sara

      March 08, 2012 at 11:12 am

      I’ve been looking for an easy recipe for dinner and this looks delicious! I can’t wait to try this!

      Reply
    2. Sara

      February 21, 2012 at 5:35 am

      Hi Simon, would be great finger food to pass around.
      Hi John, yes we all thought we were ever so sophisticated back then.
      Hi VegeTARAian, thank you, is an easy one to make.
      Hi Renata, thank you, I think I tend to treat myself way too often.
      Hi Gaby, yes I channel Yoda quite often, I think it would work with gluten free bread and coconut oil, can't see why it wouldn't.
      Hi Rita, yep when I go to yum cha, I do my fair share of fried prawn goodies in mayo, goes really well.
      Hi Sarah, thank you, it is quite delish.
      Hi Von, yep the crunch of the bread is a winner.
      Hi Martyna, thanks Martyna.
      Hi Food is our religion, is easy peasy.
      Hi Penny, they are are home treat for us, that's for sure.
      Hi Chopinand, thank you so much.

      Reply
    3. Chopinand @ ChopinandMysaucepan

      February 20, 2012 at 1:36 pm

      Dear Sara,

      This looks really delicious and I think you have elevated this comfort snack a few notches up. Thanks for sharing a classic recipe.

      Reply
    4. penny aka jeroxie

      February 18, 2012 at 5:04 am

      Yummo! I forgot all about these lovely babies. I don't order these when I go out either.

      Reply
    5. Food is our religion

      February 18, 2012 at 3:59 am

      This looks so easy and fun! esp with the bread!

      Reply
    6. [email protected]

      February 17, 2012 at 9:56 am

      Perfect prawn toasts - please thank your Mum! I reckon even some of the restaurant versions would not measure up.

      Reply
    7. Von

      February 17, 2012 at 6:30 am

      I LOVE the crunch of the fried bread in prawn toast- I love the prawns too, but it's the bread which is the best 😉 I've only ordered it once at a Chinese restuarant, but it wasn't that great....homemade is heaps better!

      Reply
    8. Sarah @ The Healthy Diva

      February 16, 2012 at 3:35 am

      Looking yummy as always sara!!! quick and easy recipes are usually the most delish 🙂

      Reply
    9. Rita (mademoiselle délicieuse)

      February 16, 2012 at 2:38 am

      I loved prawn toast as a kid! It's great dipped into mayo actually =p

      Reply
    10. Gaby

      February 15, 2012 at 11:40 pm

      I must confess I've never eaten prawn toast. I'm curious, but I'd prefer to make my own with gluten-free bread & coconut oil... not sure how that would affect the taste. "Healthy for you, this dish is not"... a Yoda moment? 🙂

      Reply
    11. Renata Lacerda

      February 15, 2012 at 12:09 pm

      It sure isn't an everyday food, but I agree with you that we have to treat ourselves every once in a while 🙂 These prawn toasts sound absolutely delish!

      Reply
    12. vegeTARAian

      February 15, 2012 at 6:48 am

      Love the look of these! Yummo

      Reply
    13. [email protected]

      February 15, 2012 at 5:13 am

      Love these! Yes, I remember the days as a youngin' ordering prawn toast thinking I was classy. Lol. I haven't had it for ages! Great recipe

      Reply
    14. Simon Food Favourites

      February 15, 2012 at 3:34 am

      they'd be great as a canapé for a party 🙂

      Reply

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